John Schelling Pollock
@juanarto.bsky.social
poet/photographer, writer/editor, writing coach, joyful dad, sojourner/contemplative, street shrink/emotional support person, supreme monotasker, lover of kindness & beauty, ally to all
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@crockett.house.gov please Unmask ice! it's not safe!!! Anyone can pose as them and harm you ... The very people pretending to rid of us of the rapists and murderers are making it easier for them to attack us
February 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
@crockett.house.gov please Unmask ice! it's not safe!!! Anyone can pose as them and harm you ... The very people pretending to rid of us of the rapists and murderers are making it easier for them to attack us
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Please call the Senate they will vote very soon on whether to allow dangerous sulfide-ore copper mining on the edges of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Tell them to vote NO on House Joint Resolution 140 (H.J. Res. 140).
February 10, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Please call the Senate they will vote very soon on whether to allow dangerous sulfide-ore copper mining on the edges of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Tell them to vote NO on House Joint Resolution 140 (H.J. Res. 140).
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Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
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Now that members of Congress are able to see what was redacted they are learning how Todd Blanche failed to comply with the law in countless instances, and it’s now about to get real because what DOJ was hiding is the most incriminating stuff.
February 10, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Now that members of Congress are able to see what was redacted they are learning how Todd Blanche failed to comply with the law in countless instances, and it’s now about to get real because what DOJ was hiding is the most incriminating stuff.
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I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
February 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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The correct metaphor is that one party is fascist and that people like you let them win enough elections so that they control the white house, the congress, the supreme court and the majority of States. And then you complain "how did this happens ?".
January 30, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The correct metaphor is that one party is fascist and that people like you let them win enough elections so that they control the white house, the congress, the supreme court and the majority of States. And then you complain "how did this happens ?".
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It's street gang stuff. Gang members retaliate, argue over turf. ICE is a gang going from city to city killing, maiming people for petty beefs. ICE might as well be MS13. We are less safe because of ICE.
January 29, 2026 at 4:14 AM
It's street gang stuff. Gang members retaliate, argue over turf. ICE is a gang going from city to city killing, maiming people for petty beefs. ICE might as well be MS13. We are less safe because of ICE.
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Forty percent of Americans believe bottled water is safer than tap water, and hope to avoid contaminants like lead or “forever chemicals.”
But if you only drink bottled water, you could be exposing yourself to more microplastics. https://wapo.st/45wBChe
But if you only drink bottled water, you could be exposing yourself to more microplastics. https://wapo.st/45wBChe
January 29, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Forty percent of Americans believe bottled water is safer than tap water, and hope to avoid contaminants like lead or “forever chemicals.”
But if you only drink bottled water, you could be exposing yourself to more microplastics. https://wapo.st/45wBChe
But if you only drink bottled water, you could be exposing yourself to more microplastics. https://wapo.st/45wBChe
Otherwise what’s the point of electing representatives?
ICE cannot continue to unlawfully enter homes without warrants AND use lethal force without consequence.
The Senate must take into account how unlawful ICE officers are acting and DO SOMETHING. No hopes and prayers from people with power to stop this.
#NoWarrantNoICE
The Senate must take into account how unlawful ICE officers are acting and DO SOMETHING. No hopes and prayers from people with power to stop this.
#NoWarrantNoICE
January 28, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Otherwise what’s the point of electing representatives?
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More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
January 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
This reads like a stereotypical MAGA profile: White man Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, convicted of felony auto theft, arrested multiple times for drunk driving, numerous traffic citations & significant financial problems, including two bankruptcy filings.
I’m glad Rep. Omar is okay & not intimidated.
I’m glad Rep. Omar is okay & not intimidated.
Man arrested in the attack on Ilhan Omar has a criminal history and made pro-Trump posts
The man who squirted an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis has a criminal history and made online posts supportive of President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM
This reads like a stereotypical MAGA profile: White man Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, convicted of felony auto theft, arrested multiple times for drunk driving, numerous traffic citations & significant financial problems, including two bankruptcy filings.
I’m glad Rep. Omar is okay & not intimidated.
I’m glad Rep. Omar is okay & not intimidated.
Just following orders. Who could have guessed they'd say that.
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Just following orders. Who could have guessed they'd say that.
This makes my head hurt.
Purple Isn’t Real, Science Says. Your Brain Is Just Making It Up.
You might say it’s just a pigment of your imagination
www.popularmechanics.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM
This makes my head hurt.
They are: Proud Boys & J6ers posing as ICE agents, sanctioned by Trumplesimpleton. "Disband/Defund ICE" is never going to fly. In this world of countries & borders, ICE isn't going away. What we need is bipartisan oversight & the firing/arrest of all Proud Boys & J6 insurrectionists. #ICEoversight
January 27, 2026 at 8:28 PM
They are: Proud Boys & J6ers posing as ICE agents, sanctioned by Trumplesimpleton. "Disband/Defund ICE" is never going to fly. In this world of countries & borders, ICE isn't going away. What we need is bipartisan oversight & the firing/arrest of all Proud Boys & J6 insurrectionists. #ICEoversight
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Another performer withdraws from the Kennedy Center.
January 27, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Another performer withdraws from the Kennedy Center.
Noem's & Bovino's real message & Trump’s, Stephen Miller’s & JD Vance’s real message to Democrats & to US Americans is:
“Challenge us & we will kill you.”
msn.com/en-us/news/politics/inside-trump-s-three-word-message-to-america-opinion/ar-AA1V4Sew
“Challenge us & we will kill you.”
msn.com/en-us/news/politics/inside-trump-s-three-word-message-to-america-opinion/ar-AA1V4Sew
January 27, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Noem's & Bovino's real message & Trump’s, Stephen Miller’s & JD Vance’s real message to Democrats & to US Americans is:
“Challenge us & we will kill you.”
msn.com/en-us/news/politics/inside-trump-s-three-word-message-to-america-opinion/ar-AA1V4Sew
“Challenge us & we will kill you.”
msn.com/en-us/news/politics/inside-trump-s-three-word-message-to-america-opinion/ar-AA1V4Sew
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🤬 Abolish ICE.
ICE is perhaps THE most un-American thing around.
ICE is perhaps THE most un-American thing around.
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 AM
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NOT ONE RED CENT!!! We mean it!!!
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January 27, 2026 at 3:03 AM
This needs to be national front page news. In case you are still clueless about who the good guys are.
You mean like these 2 women who helped an ICE agent having a seizure.
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
Her mind went immediately to Renee Good.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
Her mind went immediately to Renee Good.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Two women, detained by ICE, say they helped agent having seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:27 AM
This needs to be national front page news. In case you are still clueless about who the good guys are.
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Kristi Noem and her department’s latest attempt to mislead the American public regarding the brutal and unjustified killing of Alex Pretti is deeply shameful, and she must be impeached and removed from office immediately.
January 25, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Kristi Noem and her department’s latest attempt to mislead the American public regarding the brutal and unjustified killing of Alex Pretti is deeply shameful, and she must be impeached and removed from office immediately.
Correction: Across the *United States of America* and across the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease the *USA’s* dictator. The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him, and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough
January 25, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Correction: Across the *United States of America* and across the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease the *USA’s* dictator. The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him, and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
Alex Pretti was a great U.S. American.
The people defending his killers are not.
The people defending his killers are not.
a block of ice is being lit up by a flame .
ALT: a block of ice is being lit up by a flame .
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January 25, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Alex Pretti was a great U.S. American.
The people defending his killers are not.
The people defending his killers are not.